NCOE board passes balanced budget

Saturday

Jun 21, 2014 at 8:00 AM

The Norris City-Omaha-Enfield School Board of Education held a hearing recently and passed the 2013-2014 amended budget.

Superintendent Cliff Karnes noted that while it is a balanced budget, some parts of it are in deficient spending. In analyzing the financial conditions, Karnes noted that the district is receiving funds from the state at the same rate as the 2003-2004 school year while all food, gas and materials have steadily risen

The Norris City-Omaha-Enfield School Board of Education held a hearing recently and passed the 2013-2014 amended budget.

Superintendent Cliff Karnes noted that while it is a balanced budget, some parts of it are in deficient spending. In analyzing the financial conditions, Karnes noted that the district is receiving funds from the state at the same rate as the 2003-2004 school year while all food, gas and materials have steadily risen.

He told the Board "to be where we are is pretty amazing with the cuts we have taken from the state."

He went on to show that in 2010 the state started prorating the amount paid for State Aid to the District by withholding the last payment in June. And each year since then, the state only pays 89 percent of the State Aid owed. Within a four-year period, the state will have withheld $1.2 million from the district.

Karnes also updated the board on the high school auditorium project. At the present time, the seats have been removed and everything is out and waiting for the floor to be removed beginning June 23. The estimated cost of the project has risen due to the requirements of the state codes now in place.

The NCOE Education Foundation is still accepting donations for the project at P O Box 213 Norris City if anyone would like to contribute. At least $50,000 must be spent in matching funds for the state maintenance grant that was received. Currently, the project is on track to be completed Aug. 15.

In other board news, Samantha Craig and Kayla Schroeder were employed as teachers to fill the current vacancies on the district.

Seamus Smith will become the junior high and high school baseball coach.

The board granted a maternity leave to Brooklyn Naas ending Sept. 15.

Jim Tucker resigned as assistant high school baseball coach.

The board accepted the bid from CRS OneSource for cafeteria supplies, Prairie Farms for milk and Earthgrains for bread items for the 2014-15 school year,

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